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The Greater Good Movie

a documentary film about vaccines in America

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Adverse Effects of Vaccines: Evidence and Causality
(From the text: The committee finds that evidence convincingly supports a causal relationship between some vaccines and some adverse events…evidence favors rejection of five vaccine-adverse event relationships… However, for the majority of cases (135 vaccine-adverse event pairs), the evidence was inadequate to accept or reject a causal relationship.”
http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2011/Adverse-Effects-of-Vaccines-Evidence-and-Causality.aspx

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine policy and evidence-based medicine: Are they at odds?
http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/07853890.2011.645353

The Number Needed to Vaccinate to Prevent Infant Pertussis Hospitalization and Death Through Parent Cocoon Immunization

http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2011/12/01/cid.cir836.abstract?sid=446ff7dc-43cb-4f25-9696-a8dea1459a01

The Evolutionary Consequences of Blood-Stage Vaccination on the Rodent Malaria Plasmodium chabaudi
http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.1001368?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+plosbiology%2FNewArticles+(Ambra+-+Biology+New+Articles

Selection of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Vaccine Escape Mutants in HBV-Infected and HBV/HIV-Coinfected Patients Failing Antiretroviral Drugs With Anti-HBV Activity
http://journals.lww.com/jaids/Fulltext/2007/11010/Selection_of_Hepatitis_B_Virus__HBV__Vaccine.4.aspx

Influenza Vaccination During Pregnancy: A Critical Assessment of the Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
http://www.jpands.org/vol11no2/ayoub.pdf

Review of the United States universal varicella vaccination program: Herpes zoster incidence rates, cost-effectiveness, and vaccine efficacy based primarily on the Antelope Valley Varicella Active Surveillance Project data
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X12007761

Adverse events and quadrivalent human papillomavirus recombinant vaccine
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?volume=302&issue=24&page=2657

Attenuated vaccines can recombine to form virulent field viruses
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/337/6091/188.abstract

Mandatory HPV Vaccination
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1104867

Acellular pertussis vaccination facilitates Bordetella parapertussis infection in a rodent model of bordetellosis.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20200027

No autoimmune safety signal after vaccination with quadrivalent HPV vaccine Gardasil?
http://tinyurl.com/72uvrb2

Influenza vaccination: policy versus evidence
http://www.bmj.com/content/333/7574/912%2523TBL2.full

Human papillomavirus vaccine trials in India
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(11)60270-5/fulltext

Australia suspends seasonal flu vaccination of young children
http://www.bmj.com/content/340/bmj.c2419

Australia suspends seasonal flu vaccination of young children
http://www.bmj.com/rapid-response/2011/11/02/adverse-events-following-influenza-vaccination-australia-should-we-be-surp

Child influenza vaccination: Ramifications of adverse events in children in Australia
http://www.bmj.com/content/340/bmj.c2994

Vaccine safety: current systems and recent findings
http://journals.lww.com/co-pediatrics/Abstract/2010/02000/Vaccine_safety__current_systems_and_recent.16.aspx

Excess mortality from seasonal influenza is negligible below the age of 50 in Israel: implications for vaccine policy
http://www.springerlink.com/content/2p44p50005827585/

Adventitious Agents and Vaccines
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2631857/pdf/11485673.pdf

Why Do Pertussis Vaccines Fail?
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/129/5/968.extract

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Greater Good Outtakes

Greater Good Outtakes 11: Judicial Corruption

Learn what really happened in Dr. Andrew Wakefield’s court case. https://youtu.be/GHvIFUNYs44 … More

Greater Good Outtakes 10: Ruined For Life

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Vaccine Beat Videos

Vaccine Beat 5: Censorship

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Vaccine Beat 4: Living the American Dream

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Reviews

THE GREATER GOOD may be the most important vaccine film ever made. Finally, we hear the stories of families adversely affected by vaccines told in a compelling and compassionate way. Using film as a medium for social change, THE GREATER GOOD informs, educates and calls to action. It is documentary film at its finest.
Peggy O'Mara
THE GREATER GOOD documentary provides real insights about the polarizing vaccine debate. The one size fits all, cradle to grave approach regarding vaccines is a short sighted crusade coordinated by the government and pharmaceutical companies. If we have learned anything regarding medical treatments, it’s that informed consent be the only mandatory requirement.
Dr. Joe Mercola
Wow. I was so riveted. The family stories were so heart wrenching. It was so well done. I hope this film is watched by many parents.
Dr. Bob Sears
There are many physicians who are witnessing an increasing number of children with complex inflammatory & autoimmune conditions, and are beginning to suspect that vaccines may be playing more of a contributing role in the development of these conditions, than what they were previously led to believe. Nonetheless, these physicians don’t have a safe forum in which they can discuss their concerns. This film, “THE GREATER GOOD,” may be the appropriate medium through which physicians can begin to open up the next phase of dialogue about their growing concerns of vaccine safety & efficacy.
Dr. Larry Palevsky
Electrifying.
Jessica
Vaccines: It is such an interesting topic, I’ve never experienced such a polarizing force in conversations or relationships.
Tony Edwards
THE GREATER GOOD is a truly important film, one that finally addresses the nuances of the great vaccine debate of our times. It is a moving and inspiring work that should be required viewing for health care practitioners and families interested in open and honest dialogue about immunizations and public health.
Dr. Larry Rosen
This film captures the essence of the vaccine debate: The benefits of vaccines for individuals as well as for society versus the very small but very real risks of a severe vaccine reaction. Everyone involved in the vaccine issue, from doctors and policymakers to every new parent, must see THE GREATER GOOD
Dr. Bob Sears
There are severe consequences due to our current vaccine policy and schedule, many of which are simply dismissed as coincidence or diagnosed improperly. These damages cannot be swept under the rug, and THE GREATER GOOD documentary highlights several powerful personal stories of vaccine tragedies to bring increased awareness to this important issue.
Dr. Joe Mercola

News & Views

Do You Notice a Pattern Here?

Do you notice a pattern here? Elites like Bill Gates and Henry Kissinger keep telling us we need a new world order, a new economy, and a new vaccine in order to rejoin life. And in case you missed … Watch

A Little Perspective

I am hoping that with some more information, people can relax a little so they can breathe and just focus on taking care of themselves. I don't want anyone to get sick or die, but panic makes those … Watch

No, it’s the MEDICAL-Military-Industrial Complex

We know from experience with SARS, bird flu, swine flu, Ebola, and Zika that the dangers and impact of these threats are often very exaggerated. Indeed, during the swine flu / H1N1 outbreak of 2009, … Watch

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Leslie Manookian
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Kendal Nelson
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